One of the most notable of teen pop stars, Debbie Gibson, (born Deborah Ann… Read Full Bio ↴One of the most notable of teen pop stars, Debbie Gibson, (born Deborah Ann Gibson, Aug. 31, 1970, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States), also known as Deborah Gibson, scored nine U.S. top 40 hits between 1987 and 1990, including two number ones. Her 1987 debut album Out of the Blue spawned five charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100: “Only in My Dreams” (#4), “Shake Your Love” (#4), “Out of the Blue” (#3), “Foolish Beat” (#1) and “Staying Together” (#22). Gibson wrote and largely produced her own material; at 17, she became the youngest person at the time to write, produce and perform a number-one single with “Foolish Beat.” Second album Electric Youth, released in 1989, spawned another four charting singles: “Lost in Your Eyes” (#1), “Electric Youth” (#11), “No More Rhyme” (#17) and “We Could Be Together” (#71).

By her third album in 1990, Anything Is Possible, Gibson’s chart fortunes were diminishing; only the lead single, the album’s title track, made any headway, peaking at #26. It would be her final U.S. top 40 entry. She shed the wholesome teen image for 1993’s Body, Mind, Soul, and later appeared in a Playboy magazine pictorial. Despite her diminished profile, another seven albums followed between 1995 and 2022. In 2006, she reached # 24 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart with "Say Goodbye,” a duet with Jordan Knight. Gibson has also had starring roles on Broadway and touring musicals, including playing Eponine in Les Misérables and Sandy in Grease, as well as television and independent film work.

Little Birdie
Debbie Gibson Lyrics

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VERSE1:
No little birdie came and sat upon my shoulder
Sayin' girl you're gonna to marry this guy
Nobody told me what I was supposed to look for
When I looked and saw the love in your eyes
And no one answered when I said the prayer before
No one even knocked at the door
'Til there was you

'Til there was you

CHORUS:
Stopped crying the blues
When he broke the news
And said that he loved me
No prayers in the night
Don't know wrong from right
When he said that he loved me

VERSE2:
No premonition didn't know what I was missin'
Until my lover came and showed me the sun
No fortune teller read it in my palm or in my eyes
And I never believed in just one
And no one answered when I said the prayer before
No one even knocked at the door
'Til there was you
'Til there was you

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
I know it's all too soon to tell
But I say baby, "What the hell!"
My mind can't help but spinnin' 'round

Thinkin' about the love I found
Swing out...

Overall Meaning

In Debbie Gibson's song Little Birdie, the singer expresses her surprise and gratefulness at finding love when she didn't expect it. In the first verse, she talks about how she didn't have any signs or warnings that she would find love, that no little birdie came to tell her who she was supposed to marry or what to look for, and that no one answered her prayers for love. It wasn't until she looked into her lover's eyes that she knew she had found the love she was looking for. In the chorus, she talks about how she stopped crying the blues when her lover told her he loved her, and that she didn't even have to pray for love anymore because she had found it.

In the second verse, the singer continues to express her disbelief at finding love. She didn't have any premonition or preconceived notion of what she was missing until her lover came into her life and showed her the sun. She didn't believe in there being only one person for each person, and no one answered her prayers or knocked on her door until her lover walked into her life. The bridge of the song is about the singer acknowledging that it might be too soon to know for sure if this love will last, but that she can't help but think about it and be excited about the love she has found.

Line by Line Meaning

No little birdie came and sat upon my shoulder
No one, not even a sign, gave me a hint about finding the love of my life

Sayin' girl you're gonna to marry this guy
There was no predestined love story, no one chose my partner for me

Nobody told me what I was supposed to look for
I had no idea what real love was

When I looked and saw the love in your eyes
But looking into your eyes, I saw love, and I knew it was true

And no one answered when I said the prayer before
No divine intervention or answered prayers brought us together

No one even knocked at the door
No one came into my life seeking my love

'Til there was you
Until I found you, my soulmate

Stopped crying the blues
I found joy and happiness with you

When he broke the news
When you told me you loved me

And said that he loved me
When you opened up your heart and shared your love with me

No prayers in the night
I don't pray anymore for a love I already have